December 11, 2022 The Third Sunday of Advent

<p><strong>Prelude</strong></p><p><strong>Entrance #76 Sequence #66 Offertory Anthem Communion #56 Post-Communion #68</strong></p><p><strong>THE COLLECT OF THE DAY</strong></p><p><strong>WEEKLY&nbsp;SERVICE&nbsp;SHEET&nbsp;December 11, 2022</strong></p><p><strong>The Third Sunday of Advent</strong></p><p><strong><em>The Spirit of the Lord God is Upon Me (MacDermid)</em></strong></p><p><em>Antonio Rodrigues, Soloist</em></p><p><strong><em>On Jordan’s Bank</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Awaken and Prepare Us, O God (Hayes) O Come, O Come Emmanuel</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers</em></strong></p><p>Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever.&nbsp;<em>Amen.</em></p><p><strong>FIRST READING&nbsp;<em>Isaiah 35:1-10</em></strong></p><p>The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it</p><p>shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.</p><p>The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.</p><p>Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you."</p><p>Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes.</p><p>A highway shall be there, and it shall be cal